Possessive adjectives + pronouns

Possessive adjectives & pronouns

We use them to say something belongs to someone.

Possessive adjectives:

I………………my

You………….your

He……………his

She………….her

It…………….Its

We……….our

They…….their

Examples:

My car is old.

Your house is large.

His flat (apartment) is clean

Her cat is fat.

Its colour is black.

Our garden is small.

Their parents live in Spain.

These pronouns go AFTER the noun ( car, dog, man…).

I………………mine

You…………yours

He…………..his

She…………hers

It……………its

We…………..ours

They………..theirs

Examples:

The car is mine.

This book is yours.

She is a sister of his.

He is a brother of hers.

Parents of ours are on holiday in Italy.

The dog of theirs is very ugly.

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Family Quiz

F a m i l y

My name is Frank.

My mother‚s name is Hannah and my father‚s name is also Frank.

I have got 1 grandmother (Marie) and 2 grandfathers (Joe and Frank).

I have got 1 sister and her name is Lucy. She is married and her husband (my brotherin-law) is called Peter.

I haven’t got any brothers.

My sister and her husband have got 2 daughters (my nieces) and 1 son (my nephew).

My dad (father) has got 1 sister (my aunt). Her name is Martha. And her husband (my uncle) is called Charles.

They have got 2 children (my cousins). Their names are Jane and Paul.

I am married too. My wife is called Caroline.

Her father (my father-in-law) is called Jack and her my wife’s mother (my

mother-in-law) is Carla.

My wife’s sister (my sister-in-law) is Patricia.

Me and my wife haven’t got any children.

Family quiz:

1) What’s my uncle’s name? ……………………..

2) What are the names of my parents-in-law? ………………………………..

3) My sister’s husband is my …………………………..

4) What are the names of my cousins? ………………………………………….

5) What’s my dad’s name?………………………….

6) Who is Caroline? …………………………………..

7) Who is Martha? …………………………………….

8) Children of my sister are my ……………………..

Results:

1) Charles

2) Carla and Jack

3) brother-in-law

4) Jane and Paul

5) Frank

6) my wife

7) my aunt

8) nieces and nephew

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Numbers

Numbers

Say:

Ordinal numbers

Say:

1

One

1st

First

2

Two

2nd

Second

3

Three

3rd

Third

4

Four

4th

Fourth

5

Five

5th

Fifth

6

Six

6th

Sixth

7

Seven

7th

Seventh

8

Eight

8th

Eighth

9

Nine

9th

Ninth

10

Ten

10th

Tenth

11

Eleven

11th

Eleventh

12

Twelve

12th

Twelfth

13

Thirteen

13th

Thirteenth

14

Fourteen

14th

Fourteenth

15

Fifteen

15th

Fifteenth

16

Sixteen

16th

Sixteenth

17

Seventeen

17th

Seventeenth

18

Eighteen

18th

Eighteenth

19

Nineteen

19th

Nineteenth

20

Twenty

20th

Twentieth

21

Twenty-one

21st

Twenty-first

22

Twenty-two

22nd

Twenty-second

23

Twenty-three

23rd

Twenty-third

24

Twenty-four

24th

Twenty-fourth

30

Thirty

30th

Thirtieth

31

Thirty-one

31st

Thirty-first

40

Forty

40th

Fortieth

50

Fifty

50th

Fiftieth

60

Sixty

60th

Sixtieth

70

Seventy

70th

Seventieth

80

Eighty

80th

Eightieth

90

Ninety

90th

Ninetieth

100

One hundred

100th

One hundredth

101

One hundred and one

101st

One hundred and first

102

One hundred and two

102nd

One hundred and second

123

One hundred and twenty-three

123rd

One hundred and twenty-third

200

Two hundred

200th

Two hundredth

258

Two hundred and fifty-eight

258th

Two hundred and fifty- eighth

1000

One thousand

1234

One thousand two hundred and thirty-four

2000

Two thousand

1 000 000

One million

1 234 567

One million two hundred and thirty-four thousand five hundred and sixty-seven

1 000 000 000

One billion

1 000 000 000 000

One trillion

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Days, Months, Seasons

Days of the week

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

(use with preposition ‚on‘, e.g. on Monday, on Tuesday etc.)

Months

1. January  2. February  3. March  4. April

5. May  6. June  7. July  8. August

9. September  10. October  11. November  12. December

(use with preposition ‚in‘, e.g. in September, in January etc.)

Seasons

Spring (March, April, May)

Summer (June, July, August)

Autumn (September, October, November)

Winter ( December, January, February)

(use with ‚in‘, e.g. in summer, in winter etc.)

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to be

To be (auxiliary verb) in present tense

Positive forms

I am                          

You are                   

He is

She is

It is

We are

They are

Examples:

I am a teacher. 

You are an engineer.

He is a student.

She is a doctor.

It is a black cat.

We are married.

They are divorced.

Negative forms

I'm not (I'm not) 

You're not (You aren't/ You are not)

He isn't (He's not/ He is not)

She isn't (She's not/ She is not)

It isn't (It's not/ It is not)

We aren't (We're not/ We are not)

They aren't (They're not/ They are not)

Examples:

I'm not married.

You're not a doctor.

He's not at home.

She's not in the office.

It's not Sunday today.

We aren't divorced.

They're not from London.

Question forms

Am I.....................?

Are you................?                          

Is he.....................?                            

Is she....................?

Is it.......................?

Are we.............?

Are they............?

Examples of questions and answers:

Am I a doctor? Yes, I am.

Are you a nurse? No, you're not. 

Is he at home? Yes, he is. 

Is she a teacher? No, she's not.

Is it OK? Yes, it is.

Are we tired? Yes, we are.

Are they married? No, they're not.

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